3000 tons of manganese ore and 5965 tons of general cargo, including mail

History

Notes on event

Between 04.38 and 04.46 hours on 12 April 1943, U-563 (von Hartmann) fired torpedoes at the convoy HX-232 southeast of Cape Farewell (grid AK 6721) and reported three ships sunk and one damaged. The Pacific Grove and Ulysses were sunk and the Fresno City was damaged.At 08.42 hours, U-168 (Pich) observed a burning tanker and U-706 reported a burning vessel being sunk by an escort vessel, probably one of the ships hit by U-563.At 13.40 hours the same day, the straggling Fresno City was finished off by U-706 with a coup de grâce.

The master, 36 crew members and eight gunners from the Fresno City (Master Randolph Alfred Lawson) were picked up by HMS Azalea (K 25) (Lt G.C. Geddes) and landed at Gourock.